"And here I was, planning on having a nice chat with it," he drawled back. Didn't need to tell him twice that this monster needed to die. Maybe there'd be enough of it leftover for him to inspect once they were through with it. "Oh--"

The thing was flexible, he'd grant it that-- his brows raised in surprise as it contorted easily, matching his movements, and he had just enough time to prepare for its imminent attack. With a simple hand motion, Qilby brought all four of Barricade's curved talons to as much of a point as he could get it, leaving him with something almost like a spearhead. At the moment, slashing and cutting weren't options on that thick hide... But piercing might be.

The Meister stood his ground, driving the point of all four claws downward, trusting-- hoping that he was quick enough to pin it to the ground before its jaws reached his legs. He'd already lost one limb; he wasn't exactly eager to miss any more of them.